Bacterial contamination and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of intensive care units medical equipment and inanimate surfaces at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

Bacterial contamination and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of intensive care units medical equipment and inanimate surfaces at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

Abstract Objective To determine bacterial contaminants and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns from medical equipment and inanimate surfaces. Results Of 130 swabs, 115 (88.5%) swabs were culture positive, of which contaminated medical equipment and inanimate surfaces account 70 (83.3%) and 4...

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Main Authors: Addis Darge, Atsebaha Gebrekidan Kahsay, Haftamu Hailekiros, Selam Niguse, Mahmud Abdulkader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Bacterial contamination
Medical equipment
Inanimate surfaces
Ethiopia
Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4658-5

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